Academic claims he is being removed from post after Russian diplomat complained talk would ‘introduce falsehoods into students’ minds’. Eurasianet.org reportsWhen Kazakhstan opened the doors of the Nazarbayev University in 2010, the institution was hailed as a promising new bastion of academic freedom in an educational system still...

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency will open a novel will create a novel nuclear fuel bank in uranium-rich Kazakhstan this week where countries who build nuclear power plants will be able to make withdrawals of low-enriched uranium — hopefully removing the temptation to further enrich it for use in weapons. Suspicions that Iran...

Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna described statements made by President Andrzej Duda about the format of talks on the Ukraine crisis as “unfortunate and awkward”. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...

The jailing of Oleg Sentsov for 20 years for arson attacks in Crimea has been criticized by the EU as a “violation of international law.” Washington has also demanded the director’s immediate release. …read more Source: Deutsche...

A Russian court has sentenced a Ukrainian film-maker to 20 years in jail for conspiring to commit terror attacks in what critics are calling a politically motivated show trial. …read more Source: The...

The European Commission said on Tuesday it could consider increasing financial assistance to Hungary to help the country tackle a growing migrant influx. European Commission spokesperson Natasha Bertaud told a daily briefing in Brussels the EU executive body could designate Hungary as a “front line state” along with Greece, Italy and Malta in...